March 1, 2018

• Presentation

February 27, 2018: Keystone Biology

• Presentation

October 12, 2017: Keystone Biology

• Presentation

October 5, 2017: Grades 6-12

• Presentation

March 30, 2017: Keystone Biology

• Presentation
• SAS Portal
• Articles:
  • Planning for Great Group Work, Education Update Jun 2016, V58 No6
  • The Open-Ended Question, Education Update May 2016, V58 No5
• Inquiry Strategies
• Questioning in Science Inquiry
• LiveBinder

February 23, 2017 - Grades 6-12

• Presentation
• Bill Nye - New Show
• Grounding Content
• Articles
• Online Resources
  • Allen Distinguished Educators / DIY Guideshttps://www.allendistinguishededucators.org/DIYGuides.aspx
  • NSTA: Freebies for Science Teachershttp://www.nsta.org/publications/freebies.aspx
  • Cool Jobs in Sciencehttps://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/collections/cool-jobs
  • Science Sentence Startershttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Mn-miyGhSiUzA2aTU0bkxPX3c/view
• Short Videos
  • Show Your Cards!http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/show-your-cards-student-assessment
  • Bringing Industry into the Science Classroom https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/merging-industry-and-classroom-ced
  • Using Engineering Design in the Classroomhttp://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/engineering-design-process
  • Analyzing Data in Small Groupshttp://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyze-data-with-groups

November 10, 2016 - Keystone Biology

• Presentation
• Articles:
  • "Academic Language"
  • "Unlocking Academic Vocabulary"
• Vocabulary Resources:
  • High Frequency Academic Words
  • High Frequency Academic Words - Synonyms
  • Word Sorts
  • Word Wall Activities
  • Characteristics Effective Vocab Instruction (marzano)
  • Prefixes/Suffixes
    • Sample List for Science
    • It's Greek to Me!
  • Choosing Words to Teach (Reading Rockets)
  • Choosing Vocabulary Words for Instruction (This site also has other effective teaching strategies.)
• Cognitive Rigor Matrices
• Have you seen these?
  • Sci Show YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/scishow
  • Learning Media Daily (science news articles/current events) https://www.sciencedaily.com
  • AAAS Science NetLinks http://sciencenetlinks.com

October 20, 2016

• Presentation
• Updated: Cognitive Rigor Matrices
• 
  

February 25, 2016 - Science 6-12

• Introductions
• Presentation
  • Mark Case, Guest Presenter (Vernier Labs)
• Sharing
• Evaluation for Mark
• Evaluation for CLIU #21

February 18, 2016 - Biology

• Introductions
• Presentation
• LiveBinder
  • Assessment Blueprint
  • SynDaver Lab
    • DaVinci Center, February 24th, 2016 (1pm - 3pm, Open house format)
• Evaluation

October 22, 2015 - Biology

• Introductions
• Presentation
• Assessment Blueprint
• Sharing Activity
• Evaluation

October 6, 2015 - HS Science

• Introductions
• Presentation
• Sharing Activity
• Evaluation

March 11, 2015 - HS Science

• Introduction:
  • Video
• Presentation
• Sharing Activity
• Evaluation

March 10, 2015 - MS Science

• Introduction:
  • Video
• Presentation
• Sharing Activity
• Evaluation

February 26, 2015 - Keystones Biology

• Presentation
• LiveBinders
• Evaluation

October 16, 2014 - HS Science

• Introduction:
  • Video
• PDE Updates -
  • Learning Communities
• Article:
  • PBL Article
• Investigate:
  • HippoCampus
  • SPARK 101
  • Engineering by Design
  • Live Binder
  • Blendspace
  • Parent Communication
  • Bucks Institute for Education (PBL Explained)
• Lunch
• Resources
  • SAS Teacher Webpage
  • Common Core Conversation
  • SLOs?
  • Websites/Tools/Assessments/Handouts/etc...
• Evaluation

October 8, 2014 - MS Science

• Presentation
• Introduction:
  • Video

• 2014-15 PDE Updates PSSA Information

  • Current documents and links
  • 2014-16 Testing Calendar
  • Learning Communities
• Inquiry-based Learning Explained
  • Student Survey_Inquiry
• Article Readings:
  • 8 Essentials
  • What Students Gain
• Resources
  • Learning Science Through Inquiry
  • Live Binder
  • Smithsonian Science
  • SAS Teacher Webpage
  • SLOs?
  • Websites/Tools/Assessments/Handouts/etc...
• Evaluation

October 7, 2014 - Keystones Biology

• Agenda
  • PDE Update
  • Quality Assessment guidelines
  • Refresher on PBA
  • Work Groups
• Presentation
• Evaluation

March 11, 2014 - High School

• PDE Updates - Learning Communities
• A Different Form of Text
  • Infographics - Article
  • Discuss
    • How could Infographics support learning in your content?
    • What ideas do you have for using Infographics with you students?
• Sharing
  • Table/Content Discussion
  • Report Out
  • http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• Check These Out! - See links in the Feb 20 Middle Level meeting section
• Collaboration Time
• Evaluation

February 20, 2014 - Middle Level

• PDE Updates
  • SAS Portal - Science Learning Community
• Discovery Education
  • Free resources
  • Member resources
• Sharing
  • What have you been trying in the classroom?
  • What have you been trying with reading and writing for science?
• Check These Out!
  • Next Generation Science Apps
  • Renewable Energy Science Education
  • CK-12 Foundation
  • Science Net Links (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
  • Federal Registry for Education Excellence
  • Achieve the Core - Science and Technical Subject Lessons (literacy)
  • Common Core Conversation - Science Resources
• Report Out
  • What did you find?
  • How will it help you and your students learn science?
  • How will it help you and your students utilize literacy to learn science?
• Evaluation

February 10, 2014 - BIOLOGY KEYSTONE EXAMS & PBA

• Presentation
• Documents
  • Designing Performance Assessment Task and Projects
  • GRASPS
  • The Six "A"s of Project Based Learning Checklist
  • Project Based Assessments for Keystones
  • Sample Project - Trout

October 16, 2013 - Middle Level

• Presentation
• Materials from Inquiry Workshop
  • Process_Skills Handout 1
  • Process_Skills Handout 2
  • Process_Skills Handout 3
  • Process_Skills Handout 4
  • Process_Skills Handout 5
  • Process_Skills Handout 6
  • Process_Skills Handout 7
  • Process_Skills Handout 8
• Draft Science Curriculum Framework - see October 8 High School Section
• Evaluation

October 8, 2013 - High School

• Presentation

• Draft Science Curriculum Framework
  • Unifying Themes Big Ideas
  • Unifying Themes
  • Inquiry and Design Big Ideas
  • Inquiry and Design
  • Earth and Space Science Big Ideas
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Life Science Big Ideas
  • Life Science
  • Physical Science Big Ideas
  • Physical Science
  • Framework Feedback

• Teaching Channel Videos

• Evaluation

March 5, 2013 - Middle Level

Presentation

Articles

• Explanation and Argumentation
• Constructing and Revising Models
• Metacognition and the Role of Evidence

March 7, 2013 - High School

Presentation

Articles

• Open Inquiry
• Explanation and Argumentation (HS)
• Constructing and Revising Models (HS)
• Investigating Science in the Community
• Strengthening Science Departments

NGSS

Website - Next Generation Science Standards

Draft

• How to Read Next NGSS PUBLIC January Draft - FINAL
• Disciplinary Core Idea (DCI) Arranged Draft
• Topic Arranged Draft

Appendices:

• Conceptual Shifts
• Cross Cutting Concepts
• Nature of Science
• Science & Engineering Practices
• Progressions within NGSS - FINAL